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ROBBERIES REPORTED Social Items
Happy Valley Premises Entered by Two Men
January 23, 1939.
BRITISH CREDIT £3,000,000 Loan To China Considered
Lendon, Jan. 21. Arrangements are nearly complete for the granting of a £3,000,000 loan by the British Government for the purpose of supporting Chinese cur- rency and stabilising the exchange, of the according to the elty editor Daily Herald.
A meellig of the Hongkong Group of the Peace Pledge Union will be held of the Challenge Bookshop, Ice House Street, on Wednesday, January A daring robbery occurred at 45 25, at 5.30 pan., when a talk will be Morrison !!! Road on Saturday given by Mrs, Irene Short entitled War Resisters night, when two men entered the "Activities of the servants' quarters and stole money internailona." The meeting is open and Jewellery to the value of $348. to the public.
An amah, Liu Fook-lom, who was asleep when the robbers entered, was The wedding of Misa Letitia Nancy tied up with handkerchiefs, and left Edwards to the Hev, Edwin Badger
Reuter learns that the question of In the bathroom. She was released took place at All Saints' Church
returnion Anancial assistance to China is being by another amah who returned to Kobe, the house shortly afterwards, while from their honeymoon, they will carefully considered.
Ofelál British circles do not deny to the make their home at Himeji, where the report was, later mode police by Mr. Andrews, their em- the Rev. Mr. Badger is a missionary the Datly Herald story but are unable further information at ployer.
pricat in the Nippon Selkokwal. The to give any bride, previous to her marriage, was present-leuter, Iniso stationed at Himeji.
Shrungahul Robbery
recently,
After
Chungking Pleased
An armed. robbery at Chuk Yuen,
Chungking, Jan. 22. .Sheungstu district, at an unnum→
The wedding of Miss Lucienne bered hul. Three men, two of whom Poulain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.
The report from London that Bri- had revolvers, entered the hut oL. Elliston of Shanghai, to Mr. tain is arranging to grant a loan of Saturday night, and Yip Tom, the Edward Stutz of Kobe, took place in £3,000,000 to support Chinese cur- inigte, had some money taken from
the disap- Shanghal recently at the Consulate rency somewhat offsets him.
Inspired by Geneva's General for Switzerland. The bride polniment
official Cen- Five men, one armed with a dost was diven oway by her father and China resolution. The ger, broke into n but on the hillside only intimate friends of the family tral Dally News considers the report the as a sign that more positive Bri- near Holy Cross Path, Shaukiwan, attended the ceremony. Boll
is likely to be about 2 o'clock on Saturday morn-bride and groom have been residents tish help to Chinn ing, and robbed the occupants of anf Kobe for several years and are forthcoming-Reuter.
15 groom quantity of money, jewellery and well-known there. The clothing. A report was later made connected with the Oaka office of to the Police by one of the occupants, Liebermann, Wealchll and Company. Chan Lal-woon.
and the bride has been with Telkoku Sanso Kabushiki Kaisha.
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FUND FOR RELIEF
The following is a list of subscrip- tions reerived to date for credit of Brought all the way over from the British Fund for Hellef of Dis- England for the occasion, the lovely treas in China, Hongkong and South vell of Old Limerick lace which has China Branch: adorned brides of the Arundell fame Previously acknowledged $410,058.40 ily for more than two hundred years Mr. Hui Zap Yan was worn by Mian Gwenifer Living Mr. John McCracken... stone Lewis as she exchanged marFirst Church ringe vows with Philip Grenville Scientist Alleged to have obstructed Chinese Harris-Arundell in the Cathedral of Part proceeds of the Chil- police-sergeant
in the St. Mary and St. John, Manila.
dren's Fancy Dress execution of his duty by giving a warning of his approach
Party held at V.M.C.A. Iwo tu
on December 20 Chinese whom the detective wanted
EXPLOSION IN MINE The General Amusements to arrest, Cheng Chum-wab, 27, a
Ltd, motor car driver, appeared before Mr.
...
H.A. D. Forrest at the Central Mogis- Over Sixty Men Entombed The New Mold Copper
tracy on Saturday.
In Japanese Disaster
& Strel Merchants As- sociation Distress Relief Society of Macao: for Wire Mer- chants Association,
N.C,5200, al 183 Mesars. David Samsoon &
Co., Ltd.
Police-Sergeant H. A, McKay said; that consequent unit report of a tarreny from a European in Wanchal
Fukuoka, Jan. 22. on Friday evening, the Chinese de-
were cm- Seventy-als workers tective was sent out for enquiries. tombed in a disastrous explosion Early on Saturday morning, in Lock-which orearred in a pit of the coul hart Itoad, he saw two Chinese, and mine at Miyada-cho, in the Country in Fukuoka Prefecture, as he approached them defendant, ei Kurate. sitting in a car nearby, shouted to Kyushu on Saturday, the men to run away. As a result, Five bodies have already been re- the detective was only able to detain | covered and six persons. including The Compradores
one man.
three injured.
have been
rescued Sergeant McKay added that he and Rescue works are going on with all been instructed to ask for remand available forces mobilized, but great in the case, and said he understood/unxiety 65.
Is fell over the fate of the
The mine
that Mr. M. A. da Silva had been i instructed to appear for the defence.
I managed by the Cheng was remanded until to-day, Kaishima Mining Company, a local ball being allowed.
private enterprise.-Domel.
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BOMBED FROM AIR British Conduct Raid On Indian Hamlet
It is announced that owing to un-
Com- Function at the Y.M.C.A. foreseen circumstances, the
Peshawar, Jon, 22. Imittee of the Amateur Dramatic Club; A small hamlet in Kazha valley, Much Enjoyed
have reluctantly been compelled to northern Waziristan, used by the cancel the production of "I Killed the Fakir of Ipl as a base from which
which had been planned for he instigated raids Count"
on Bannu and Variety entertainment uk v very February 8-11. It hoped, how-Deraismalkhan districts, was bomb- enjoyable nature was presented to ever, that the Club will produce an-ed from the air to-day. many people by a number of artistes other play later, in March or April.
at the Y.M.C.Á. on 'Saturday, when Grand Services Concert was held
in aid of the dependants of the late Lance-Sergeant. Thompson, Artillery.
Royal LATE NEWS
The performers went through their numbers well, the programme in- cluding songs and dances by weil- known local people, comedy acts, and other Items.
On Friday, January 27, a similar concert will be held in the Rose Room, Peninsula Hotel, at 9 p.m. On this occasion, Miss Audrey Onkenfull, ballet and acrobatic doneer from the Arcadia Salon and Rochester Casino, will be making her local debut.
DELAYED AIR MAIL
Big Load Brought By Two Planes
.
Twenty-seven bags of delayed London mail were brought to Rung- kong yesterday by the Imperial Air- ways planes Della and Delphinus. The total load brought was 553 kilos.
Five passengers travelled on the planes. They were: Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Fetter and Mrs. Elizabeth Turenne, travelling round the world: for pleasure; Mr. H. W. Moore, bus)-! ness man from London; and Mr. H. C. Margrett, manager in Hongkong of the General Electric Company.
only Mr. Margrett, who Hongkong a fortnight ago for Lon. don, refused to divulged the purpose The plane also of his quick trip.
carried seven film packages,
left
AWAY WITH WET SMOKING
In accordance with the usual pre- cautions of the
the authorities to avoid
of civilian life, leaflets were dropped by aircraft giving the -vil- Ingers 24 hours' warning to remove themselves and families from the scene of action.
The Fakir of Ipi has been har- boured. In the hamlet in defiance of Government orders and warnings. Reuter.
LONG SERVICE MEDALS
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise the follow- ing awards:-Colonial Police Long Service Medal to lasperlors A. V. Baker, A. L. Hopkins, S. Shepherd, E. G. Post, $. Saunders, Sub Inspector H.
Police Ser- Slagh, 441, 307
Gulom Keants Mohamed, Lance Sergeant 370 Khushi Mohamed, Police Constable སཔ་ 438 Atta Mohamed, Pollee Sergeants 558 Chan, Pui, 203 Tsol Yee, Lance Sergeants 523 Pang Chi, 152 Kwok Kam, 68
68 Chou Pul,
Pul, 518 Chu Wo, 503 Wong Kam Ling. Police Constables 520 Chan On, 76 Tang Yu, 541 Chan' Kiu: First Bar to the Colonial Police Long Service Medal to Lance Ser- geant. 112 Zaman Ali, Police Ser- geant 125 Lam Kwan.
TALK TO Y'S MEN Mr. Percy Chen will speak on the "Shunchun Rural Welfare Centre." at the next meeting of the Hongkong Y's Men's Club, to be held at the St Franels Hotel on Thursday, January 20, at 1 p.m.
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REGISTRY WEDDINGS Three Couples United On Saturday
SOON TO WED
The forthcoming wedding is un- nounced between Lieut. Richard Thurston Venables Kyrke, of H.MS. Regent, Durstons Chard, Somerset, England, and Miss Barbara Charlotte The wedding took place at the Hance, of 1 Peak Mansions, Hong- Registry on Saturday before Mr. Tkong. The marriage will take place J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marri-in England.
also
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The following couples have Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., and Mrs. Mary Shilzel (widow), of 80 announced their forthcoming wed- Nathan Road, Kowloon. The wit-dings: Albert Percy Finch, Journalist, nesses were Mesara. C. N. S. Burns of Avenue Edward VII, Shanghai, and Barbara Miller, journalist,_re- and E. B. David.
Two Chinese weddings also took siding at the Metropole, Hotel, Foo- place at the Registry on Saturday, chow Road, Shanghai: Lam Man, Mr. Ng Yin-shing. clerk of the clerk at the Hongkong and Shanghai Insurance Company of North Hotels, and Wong Sau Kuen, of__12 America, married Miss Phoo Yun-Mongkok Road, Kowloon; Choon Ka- wah, of 88 Queen's Road, Central. khey, medical practitioner, and Sid Mr. T. J. Gould officiated at the cero-Yin-ling, of 23 Bonham Road; Chan Lol-ka, teacher at the Lingaan Mr. Chan Shing-wu, managing University, and Hui Yee-fal, teacher, director of Messrs. Jenson & Co., residing at 484 Nathan Road, How- married Mian So Ting-yuk, of loon; Lionel Adolphus Chung, store- Wing Wah Terrace. Mr. T. S. Whyte-keeper, and Malsle Chan, midwife, Smith, Registrar of Marriages, residing at 23 Tal Nam Street,
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