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The annual meeting of the Hong- kong Horticultural Society will be held next Tuesday, December 17, at 5.15 p.m. in the boardroom of Jarding, Matheson & Co. The report for the year states:
The annunt show of flowers vegetables took place at the Volunteer
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BY HONGKONG UNIVERSITY
ARTS ASSOCIATION
DECEMBER 11, 1935.
HOTEL FUNCTIONS
ATTRACTIONS. ARRANGED AT REPULSE BAY
Hongkong theatre-goers will have A dinner dance will bo Bold at Roi the opportunity carly next month of pulse Bay Hotel this evening. An seeing one of the cutatanding plays extra bus service has been arranged of the year, "Lady Precious Stream, for the convenience of patrons, in which will be produced by the Hong-addition to the ordinary time table,
University Arts Association, na follows:
der
mittee, however, regret that the num- open at the King's Theatre on Friday, held at Repulse Bay Hotel on)
bo
the direction of Mr. B. G. Birch H.K. Hotel, 8 p.m., 8.30 pm, D. A, in the University Great Hall, by p.m.; Repulse Bay, I am. 1.15 am. kind permision, on Saturday, January 1.00 a.m. and was a great success. The Com- 11 at 9.16 p.m. Advance bookings
Children's Party A children's fancy dress ball will ber of exhibits fell off considerably, December 27. especially
December 19, between 3 in the open section of
"Lady Precious Stream" is an old pan. There will
p.m. and o vegetables, and they hope to see an Improvement next
Cainero Play done Into English cervice from the Star Ferry bu year
and His Excellency the Governor and cording to its traditional style by Dr. Lower Peak Tram station. Admis Lady Peal, o
ons of our post Presidents, S. I. Halung. It was first presented ion $1.00 per person, including ten vory kindly distributed the prizes. the West by Dr. Helung at heard children's bus fare. Tickets can
Committee desiro to express
Little Theatre, Strmonal success, For particulars, intending
London, and ba obtained at the Hongkong Hotel, The their thinks to....Lt.Col. II. U. La has mat with Dowbiggin, 0.3.E. and Officers of the reaching its 300th performance in should apply to the Repulse Bay Defence Corps for the use of tha
The September. The play will
will go on tour Hotel. Volunteer
liendquarters and the in the Provinces next year, taking in Oxford, parade ground
Southsen General of Police for the valuable as
Manchester, Glasgow and sistance rendered by the Police; to
to
Capl. R. B. Davies, V.C., DBO., AV.C., principal. It is also Tuzning at thei
to the Hon. Inspector Boingha h
patrons
ARMED ROBBERY
BY FOUR MEN
theatre in Amsterdant, and R.N., and Officers of II.M.S. Cornwall contracts have been signed for its for the loan of the Royal Marine production in 1930 in Norway, Fin- WEST POINT FLAT ENTERED Band; to all those who rendered serland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, vices in various capacities, and also
Austria and Hungary, to the donors to the prizo fund.
Important AflIjation
The Committee wish to Inform members that during the course of the
year, the Society has been affiliated to the Royal Horticultural Society in London. This affiliation carries with It certain privileges, the most im- of all literature pudied are warded to the amlated societies. (2) avallable Two cards of admission are
any member visiting London, to
how
child
Dr. Istung said, "They all want ma were displayed by the gangsters con- An armed robbery in which arma to supervise the production, which corned was reported to the Police last! must be in the traditional Chineau night by the occupants of No. 100, style. But
I be in so many Des Voeux Road West. can places at once." He made a special At 7.50 p.m. a widow named Leung trip to New York for its production Ying, living in the top floor of the last month and has also been arrang-
beard knock
ock at the door. A ing for a production in France.
opened it, and she saw four men The original London cast,
N Fing-kwong, and when she replied As the Prime that no one by that name lived on as Su, the
cort aside and Dragon
into the Bat, rushed Harvey as
as Wol, the threatening the occupants Golden Stream being There were two
occupants in Carson, Silver Stream at the time, a man and a woman, and and Precious Stream they, and Leung Ying, were bound
towels. While two of the men stood
portant of which aro (1) Two copies by the People's National Theated outalde. They naked for a foki named cluded Esme ampton as his wife, the floor, the robbers brushed her
Minister, Louise Andrew
by
see all the shows, and also visit the MS with
Roger Livesey and gagged with pieces of rags and
Tiger experimental
taken ontal gardens at Wisley. (3) Application can be made for the grant by Vera of one "Banksian' silver medal an
by Maisio nually, this medal to be the premier nier to neo the full list of privileges and members with the conditions of award of the is available
show. If
"Banksian" medal, a cop mee.
at the
as Haich Ping-kuel, performance have been fixed at $2, $1 and 60 cents.
The prices of admission to the local guard outside the door, the other two
In addition to the performance on January 11, there is to be a special
methodically ransacked the house.
Approximately $360 in money and Jewellery were stolen by the gang
of the men were armed with
schools on Friday, January 10, at 6.30 They spoke the Punti dialect.. Up to
between 20 and 25 years of p.m. at the reduced rate of 60 cents a late hour last night, no trace of
lifemcretary',nds at 19 performance for the senior classes of i knives, and they were all young men
The
roll
members and 208 ordinary mem- bers as against 20 life members and
23 ordinary members in the
year. The Committee a previous to all scats. Hends of schools who the robbers hna Loen discovered,
once again to all members to make an endeavour to induce as many of their friends as possible who are interested In gardening, to join the Society.
The financial state of the Society remains sound. The Committee wish to thank Messrs. Thomson & Co. for kindly auditing the accounts.
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RAINFALL CONSIDERARLY BELOW LAST YEAR
The monthly water returns issued by the P. W. D. for the month of November slew a total storage on the island of 1,997,00 millions agalist 2,040.05 millions for the cor- responding month Last year. Tytam Tuk with 1,180.34 millions is below, and Aberdeen Upper reservoir with 163.00 millions is above, the content in November, 1934,
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The consumption of water in the and hill districts shows that an estimated population o of 426,800 con sumed 313.93 millions (including $23.00 57.41 millions from the mainland), making a rate of 24.5 gallons per head per day. This compares with a 22.50 consumption of 330.10 millions (In- cluding 57.52 million gallons supplied from the mainland) by an estimated population of 300,000 at a rate of 1034. 28.0 per head for November, Island Villages received an oilet tional 11.87 millions last month.
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A 16-hour supply (0 a.m. to 9 p.m.); was given to all districts during the month, whereas last year there was a constant supply for the first half of November and a 15-hour supply thereafter.
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On the mainland, the reservoirs show a total of 707.05 millions as gainst 648,73 millions last year. The Shing Mun' reception which was given at 12.09 millions, and Jubileo reservoir which was given at nil. Inst year
are shown at 33.16 millions and 68.62 millions respectively. During the month an
estimated population of 348,250 consumed 202.29 millions, making a rate of 10.4 gallons per hend per day, as compar ed with the consumption by 334,450 people of 198.39 millions at
10,8 gallons per head per day last year.
A 15-hour supply was given to all Mainlond districts during the month, compared with a constant supply in November last year.
An additional supply to Lalchikok Water Boat Dock amounted to goven million gallons.
The total rainfall recorded by the Royal Observatory from the begin. ning of the year to the end of Novem- bèr was 70.280 Inches compared with 07.130 last year.
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