OLD BOYS GATHER
Past Students Of Wah Yan College
Colony Manoeuvres
Vital Points Taken By "Enemy"
The combined manoeuvres, which The Wah Yan Past Students' commenced a week ago, were brought Association held its fifth annual to a close yesterday, when the follow- general meeting in the College Halling communique on the events up to last Saturday evening, and was well Saturday night was issued by the
military authorilles: - attended by members and officials. After the Hon. Secretary had read the notice calling the meeting and minuter, of the provious general meeting, the President, Mr. Ko Fook-aun, presented the report for the year 1937-8. Ho mentioned that sub-committee a sports and social was formed to rouse the interest and
Co-operation of the members. As a result a social gathering at the Hotel Cecil, the first annual athletic meet at the S.C.A.A. ground, and a launch picnic to Aberdeen, were held in the course of the year.
To give bolter knowledge and understanding of the Association the public, a director of propaganda WRs elected. An editorial board with the purpose of bringing out a Past Students Journal was also formed, but owing to the difficult financial situation the publication was de-
ferred.
Blucland made a landing in Tele- graph Bay last night presumably with the high the intention of seizing
The advance ground at Victoria. party managed to get ashore and mop the Beach Defences, after which up they placed road blocks at each end of Lower Island Road.
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Fox-Trots Mind 9.0 Mourt-Quintet In D Major, played by the Gershom Parkington To Dancer. (Oita Dobrindt and His Pro Arte Quartet (2nd Viola: Al- by Franklyn Kelcey and with music bass and drums;
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The main body following on got ashore, but on trying to advance Carriers and M.M.G. which held them met with MG fire from Armoured up: Another force advanced up to up. By dawn a fresh Battalion had
9.30 London Beixy--The News been landed which proceeded to
9.50 Beethoven--Concerto No. 1 carry on the advance, one force at- tacked the defended locality at
navi in C Major, Op. 15, Kennedy Town where "dog Oght"
...Victor Artur Schnabel (Plano) and thei ensued and resulted in them being held up. Another force advanced up folanthel From They Dark Exile....Silvester and His Ballroom Orches London Symphony Orchestra con- towards High Mist but were com- Bertha Lewis Nellle Briercliff and tra; Fax-Trots What will I Tell My dusted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent.
stop.
On A Little Bamboo Bridge Chorus
10.28 Songs by His Hawallon pelled
Both sides being now in close con- Mother. Leslie Funds and Chorus
and Roy tact, further manoeuvres were im- of. Giris, Fare Thee Well, Attractive Serenaders with vocal chorus by (Soprano),
Leonora's Aria ("Fidelio" Lewis operations were Stranger....Bertha, possible, and
and Donald King; Slow Fox-TrotOn Chorus of Girls; Good Morrow, brought to a close.
Operations
Loveri; None had arrow, Good The Sentimental Side (Alm Doctor Beethoven)....with Orchestra cond. Earlier
Us, Rhythm'); Fox-Trot My Heart is by John Harbirolli.
10.36 Orchestral Selections, stated: Winifred Lawson and Leslie Rands; Taking Lessons (in Doctor Thy- An earlier communique
Madam....George Baker,
thm')....
..Geraldo and
and His Orchestra; Overture In D Major (Haydn); The financial position was improved Little activity occurred on Thursday Go Away,
Lewis, Winifred Lawson, Waltz-The Sweetest Song In The March In D Major, K.335 (Mozart); when Rev. Fr. Rector and the Coun-morning which was spent by troops Bertha
Derek Oldham, Darrell Fancourt and World (Alm We're going to be rich'); March In D Major, K.488 (Mozart) cil members respectively donated the in re-establishment.
Late in the evening warships and Mixed Chorus; When All Night Long Fox-Trot Music, Maestro, Please.Orchestre De La Soclete Des generous sums of $150 and $43.60 to
Granville .Sydney
(Bass); (flim *These Foolish Things)....
cond. by Edvard Fendler: Concerts transporis were sighted off Stanley meet the defielts incurred.
Waltz No. 1 (Liszt); The statement of accounts, pre- Peninsula, and the bombardment of Strephon's A Member of Parliament Henry Jacques and His Strict Dance "Mefisto"
....Mixed Chorus: When Britain Tempo Orchestra; Tango When "Rosamunde-Ballet Music No. 24 sented by the Hon. Treasurer, shows the southern defences of the Island that there is a surplus of $300.47, heralded an attack of some weight Really Ruled the Waves....D. Fan-You Came Into My Life....Edith Op. 26 (Schubert).....Serge Kous
sevitzky and the Boston Water Bay, court and Mixed Chorus.
Lorand and Her Viennese Orch. compared
with $315.94 last year, which landed at Deep
0.59 George Boulenger and Hils 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather phony Orchestra. including Life membership fees. The where the bombardment had been
Orchestra.
Report and Announcements. War Relief Association, despite an particularly heavy.
teverely This landing suffered of $8,060, maintained a balance $200.00.
and could penetrate no further than olce-Shouson Hill where it consolidated.
During the night, the enemy were greatly reinforced, and attacking u! the heights and dawn had scaled captured Wanchal Gap, Magazine
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The following were bearers for the next sident, Mr. Ko Fook-sun; Vico Presidents, Rev. Fr. Gallagher and Mr. Joseph Ng; Hon.
NEW GERMAN MOVE
Military Strength To' Be Stabilised
Mr. Paul Yee; Hon. Tranes.cretary, Gap and the major portion of the des
Mr. Kwan
their feet. Man-wal; Council members, Messrs. fence. By cleven o'clock on Friday Lim Hoy-lan, Cheng Fook-chol, Tam The Hongkong defenders had AN OFFER TO POWERS
How-ping, Wong thrown all their available reserves to
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Sym-
CATHEDRAL JUBILEE
Catholic Celebration Next Week
The consecration of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate
Oslo, Nov. 26. Conception will be performed on London, Nov. 27.
H.M.S. Royal Oak, which convey-December 8. `This, according to a new departure In German ed the body of Queen Maud of Nor-
Hic of Hongkong, Bishop Valtorta. the scenes La generat Dense crowds Uned the route read in all Catholle churches of quarters, states the through which the funeral proces Hongkong yesterday, will be correspondent of the son passed this afternoon Reuter. Church's way
kit, Wong Yuk-ahu, Yu Shuk-check the momentum of this attack, shu, Chao Wing-yip, Chan Yip-shuen, but by night-fall they had carried Wong Chung-ngar; Hon. Auditors, out a considerable measure of reor- Messrs. Chan Kam-to and Chan Wal-ganisation and established a "back armaments, not yet been disclosed, way from England, arrived at Oslo pastoral letter from the Vicar Aposto ming
to the wall" position running from is the subject of much speculation this morning.
A Reunion Dinner was served by Aberdeen to the Dockyard and in- behind the Hotel Cecil, after the meeting, cluding Mount Gough. This was when the President, Rev. Fr. Bourke, manned by the H.K.V.D.C. and the diplomatic Mr. Lim Hoy-lan (Headmaster of remnants of the defence, and com- diplomatic Wah Yan Kowloon Branch), and Rev. manded by the Commandant, Hong- Observer. Fr. Gallagher, spoke in turn on the kong Volunteer Defence Corps. future plan and war rellet work. A. toast and three hearty cheers brought the function to an end..
That part of the Island cast of the above line had fallen to the enemy ww nightfall on Saturday.
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of celebrating the golden jubilee of the Cathedral, which was officially blessed on December 7, 1888, and inaugurated the following day.
to
Dense Crowda :...
Oslo hv. 20. It has become known, he says, that
Dense crowds, assembled at the Germany is contemplating an offer In the spring for the stabilisation of quayside to watch the Brish battle. The pastoral letter states, in part: ship Royal Oak "bringing the body millary strength on
In the Hfe of our Vicariate this A busis of of Queen Maud back to- für adopt-
Golden Jubilee is a milestone which cquality. More precisely, what fed country.
should not pass unnoticed. With the contemplates is a proposal that the
Flags everywhere few, at half- very beginnings of thia Colony present strength of the German army mast, while schools and many shops Catholic missionaries come and air force be accepted by the were closed.
shores. The first Cathedral was four western Powers as the maximum Bluejackets carried the comin past but in 1880 by the Prefect Aposto which none of those Powers shall the bareheaded crowds to a wait lic, Mgr. Ambrosi, and was situated exceed, and Germany will undertake ing car, while a military band play-in Pottinger Street on the ruins of old church which had been not to add to her. present strength ed the national anthem. A Norwe-an and will agree to Britain and France, glan warship fired u salute of 21 destroyed by fire. Owing, however, to the rapid increase in population If they wish, each building to the guns.
and the erection of living quarters German strength.
King Haskon and Crown Prince which seemed to choke the building, It will then be suggested that the Olaf walked behind the coffin, fol- our Ventrated Predecessor, Mgr. T to members of the Royal Raimundi, thought it necessary, spirit of goodwill, such as was the lowed by motive of the German offer to cause family, Government and Court off-erect a new and macre spacious edifice
cluis.
on the higher levels. In order to appeasement, be carried a step fur- ther by an offer of colonies to Ger-
The body was taken to the Castle, false the funds necessary for this Chapel, where it will remain until construction he undertook a painful many
the final restine lace has been fix-journey. through South America. His efforts were crowned with success, ed-Reuter Bulletin.
and the money he raised together with the contributions of local Catho- lies enabled the building to be
The correspondent says that such an offer would be welcomed by Britain and France as a basis of dis- cussion, but cynies observe it would
bo
HONGKONG SERVICE
a clever move on Germany's part,
A Memorial Service for Her late rected and brought to completion the more so because it happens that Majesty the Queen of Norway will while he was still on American soll. Burg- the high commands of the German be held at St. John's Cathedral on On December 8, 1888, Fr. Army and Air Force have decided Tuesday next at 12.30 p.m. Norwegholi inaugurated the new Cathe- It would be inadvisable for any fur-glan pastors and Dean Wilson will dral. ther increase in German strength to be officiating. be undertaken at present,
His Excellency the Governor and
It is added that not only Is financial Lady Northcole will attend the Ser
effect on vice, and the Norwegian Consul will stringen.y exerting its German policy but it has been dealso bo present.
Ided that the German aircraft pro- be over- Sucing plant must now
with auled in order to compete British craft in quality. A pause of it least a year is postulated in this connection.
The correspondent concludes that
Growth of Church
Looking back on the past 50 years we have many reasons indeed for raising our hearts in sincere thanks to God for the progress of the Faith in this Vicariate. In the year 1880 with the exception of a small chapel In Wanchal, the Cathedral was the only Caiholle church in Hongkong. To-day we number 10 public churches besides numerous convents and Ing Society is holding a debate on Catholic institutions. During the last Wednesday, November 30, at 9 p.m.
10 year
Y.M.C.A. DEBATE
The Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debat-m
years about 40 new Catholle C both British and French
Mr. P. S. Cassidy will propose, buildings have been blessed and quarters the view is deliberately That the Modern Fress misleads the naugurated. The total number of id that the German suggestion, if Public." Ife. will be seconded by baptisms during the last year has luly made, would be a welcome sign Mr. L. Starbuck; and opposed by been more than 25,009; and the progress towards settled peace Mr. W. G. Keates and Mr. C. Erlund. number of communions has reached Reuter.
The debate is open to the public. almost 1,000,000.
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OUR
BRITISH CROSSWORDS
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ACROSS
8 A division might improve an unworthy member in the Upper House (8).
Bring about in a modern ruler (8).!
10 Split (8).
13 A dog-headed bird (0).
15 Scienlaic
mado instruments from a fairy'a garments. (10),
19 Is this European tall and thin?
(4)
21 A Bish-talled bird (7).
32 Plant a familiar umpire in hard
work (7).
23 Trains often run over this bird
(4).
24 No feminine agent turns into.
a criminal (10).
27 A one-eyed affair (8),
30 Prosperous (8).
32 Do these Oriental people advise one not to gulp one's food? (@). 83 Base (8),
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1 Litter in the East (0).'.
2 Prima donna or almost all a
Balkan country (0),
3' Feminine name (4),
Part of a concertina (4),
16 Interval in the way of ill-
feeling (7). 17 Parody (4).
18 "Avolds; and ahun the fault of much, who still are pleased too lille or too much" (Pope) (7).
20 The very girl to make one rave 24 Town of India (6),
(4)
25 The bone of this flak', fa useful
for pollahing (6). V
26 No normal example of its kind
- (8).
26 A foreigner's vivacity (4).. 29 Part of a vessel ta' MAKO, SPPORT:
Pleasing (4)
30 You can't obtain this half of E piece of cloth by cutting it. ACTOSS
31 Fine fabric' found upset in' 10' across. (4). Lg. A deymi
In some cases several roads and HE
--- at this sort of entertainment
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This river tlaca in Czecho-
wr: Blovakia (4).
This is found in a chemist's
Let shop
and perhaps lost there, (3)1
11 Part of Asia or of N. América-
Swarming from a sailor per-
hores alwayrh
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