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MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1926.

SCHOOL WORK.

'SACRED HEART STUDENTS

AND INTIMIDATORS”.

DR. TSO'S PRAISE

YOUNG PRODIGY.

EMIL DANENBERG'S RECITALI

TO-MORROW.

FASCINATING PROGRAMME.

As announced in the advertising:

A MASKED BALL.

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR

DANCERS

THE CHINA MAIL.

ST. PATRICK'S DAY.

CONCERT PROGRAMME AT THE CLUB

INTERESTING ITEMS,

For the concert at St. Patrick's

MOTHERS UNION.

ACTIVITIES FOR THIS" MONTH

COMING SALE OF WORK,

NOVELTIES, INTRODUOBR

Excellent results from work

Hongkong has been deprived of'; but financial position which columns of the "China Mall" its usual quota of public dances was causing some anxiety was re-Emil Danenberg. the sight years this year owing to circumstances ferred bo at the prize distribution old son of Prof. Danenberg, is yesterday at the Sacred Heart giving his third annual planoter which there is no local con programme has been arranged March 16, at the Helen May In-

English School.

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trol, To atone for these large- recital in St. Andrew's Hall to land be it confessed rather stiff and few bright At the re-opening of the Schoolmorrow at 5.30 pm

formaffairs;.. An excellent programme has spirits have plotted together in August the number of pupils dropped off considerably i tom-been arranged and a large num- against the gods of inertia that man with the experience of cther ber of music lovers will doubtless hold mighty sway in Hongkong schools in the Cony, reported seize the opportunity of once again and are determined to do their Mr. S. Ahak, the headmaster.Estening to this remarkable young utmost to drive them out of this The new building had to be given planist.

stronghold for one evening at least, up, wnd the schools' activities The programme is as follows:-

If the attempt la successful-and Part 1 were confined to the oil premises

if everyone who complahe of, the lack of opportunity for dancing. at St. Joseph's Terrace. The school and beam suffering heavy

this winter takes the opportunity Chaminade.hat is now presented, it is bound

to be a huge success-it will pro vide a very welcome stimulus, andi tonic to a strike-weary people, and the promoters may well be hailed as public benefactors

losses on account of these andi other circumstances. "During the strike period, the students had

Pianos

Andante and Scherzettino.

i'

Master Emil Danenberg and Prai. Danenborg. remained at their studies in spite-(u) Solfeggietto P. E. Bach.

(b) Fugue in C minor v

of the netivities of intimidatin

Dr. S. W. Tro, in, prevening. the prized, congratulated the students say this latter fast. The intimidator het come

to the students, he said, with a flourish, of trumpets and in the fair name of Patriotismetod Liberty.

Is there anything more absurdi than this? waked Dr. Tso: They talked loud about liberty. But ahelt very first notica was to inke

ay your right and liberty to Yean. They wished to make you a set of ignavimuises so that they might dominate over you. Threats are only effective when employed to frighten young childrent weak and ignotant people, but they have no effect upon those who have courage and common sense.

our

Club on Wednesday, Marak 17, (the patron saint's day) the fellowing

2-Song,

Part L

The teach monthly "Tail a connection with the Mothers Union will be given on Tuesday.

W » stillade by Mrs. Philip Warrens March. The Irish Emigrant the subject being "How I was *(Band)

3. Kelly brought up." Tes will be at four

· Dear Old Ireland"" o'clock and the Talk with follow: Mr Turton de hoped that non-members, -Comedians Song and Dance who are interested in the work of Mr. Webb. the Union, as well as those who Mr. Lovo are members will endeavour to M. Hollaway, Pianist be present..

"County Down"

4--Song

--Sketch. (Band) 6.-Song

7--Comie'. 8-Selection

I

There will be a Sale of Work Mr. Manning arranged by the members of the "Ireland for Ever Union at the Helena May In- Mydletonstitute on Tuesday, March 23, at Mother Machree " 8 o'clock. Gifts of needlework—- Mrs. Turton fancy and pladri-cakes, sweets Mr. Burnettand, any saleable, articles will be "Irish Airs. welcomed by Mrs. Orbon (105,.)

The Peak), or should be brought to the Institute on the morning of the Sale.

(Band)

Selected

Mr. H. B. Gardner -Selectione rom his Repertoire Mr. Charles Olive Intervik of 15 minutes: Band selections.

J. S. Bach, (e) Sonata in D (Allegro, For months people have enjoy-Irish Jig Misses A. Hynes

Lurgo and Fresto) Haydmed."

and J. Woolley from disquisitions (d) Ecossaises Beethoven. Jeremians on present evils, and 20-Song (a) Song without words in some are frank's "fed up.", with |

minor

Mendelssohn.the state of affairs. They adopt (1) Turkish March (Rondo alla as their motto "Let us have music Turcs) ...... Mozart.mirth and laughter: sermons and Master Emil Danenberg.

soda water the day after." 3(a) Butterfly

Hence the masked ball-an even- (b) Antumn Tschaikowskying free from cares and worries- (c) Rustle of Spring Sinding the best of music, food, wine end--~ (do Minute. Valse Chapin. let it be hoped-partners

Master Emil Danenberg.

Grieg

4-Violin Solo.

Farfallas

Emile Sauret. Mrs. Balean.

Pas des Cymbales

5-2 Pianos.

These intinaidutors offered an insult to your common sense and they treated "you with the great-3-()Sonatiina est disrespect and imagined that you were set of imbeciles. It as indeed a serilege for such limidators. to utter such a word

(b) Fidelite

Chaminade

Man wants but little here below But he wants that little good.

Part H

1.The Wearing of the Green

(Band))

"Retford 3.-"Oft in the Stilly Night" (Gaele) MER Turton 3-Humorous Irish Song

Misses Harding and Spradbury 4.-Song Selected.. Mr. H. E

Gardner Mrs. Turton (Band) urr

The Quarterly Corporate Com- munion. for members of the Mothers Union will be held at 10.30 at the Cathedral on Thurs day, March 25,, the Feast of the Aanamciation-Gown E No!! (hon secretary), in "Cathedral Notes."

“MR. REUTER.”

SOLE SURVIVOR'S: STORY.

KING EDWARD HOTEL

TEA DANCES

WILL BE HELD EVERY

TUESDAY

THURSDAY

DINNER DANCES

WILL BE HELD EVERY

SATURDAY

To

drink Elbschloss Beer

for

a change

is to drink

it

forever from

choice.

ELBSCHLOSS BEER

Sole Agents

THE WING ON CO., LTD.

One of the novelties connected" with thi masked ball is the fact that there will be two first class.

The cable and wireless took the İbands and the dance will be a

news of the death of Queen practically non-stop affair-more-Irish Jig

Alexandra round the world in less- like London every day. With the GPrish Emerakis

than three minutes. Calcutta Part 1..

music going all the time and no

Grendy

heard the sad tidings almost as JB. McEwendefinite intervals there will be very 7--Comic ...... Mr. Burnettoon as Cardiff, and Singapore was much less crowding on the floor8--Comédiane.. Song and Dance very little behind Southampton. (1) Allegro con Moto. (2) Andante Semplice.

Another novelty is that these going.

Mr. Love The four score years of the late (3) Scherze.

to the musked ball are given the

Mr. Webb Queen's life saw great changes in Schutt, opportunity of choosing their own

Mr. Hollaway,. pianist. the methods of news transmission, (c) Buffon........... Schutt. programme. To every ticket sclu

Dickens Characters

and are roughly the period which (d) Butterfly (Concert Study) is attached a coupon on which to

Mr. Charles Olive Mr. Henry M. Collins covers in his Lavallee.record one's favourite fox trots

Q-Song Selected

book, "From Pigeon. Post to UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS and waltzes taken from a largo

Mr. ManningWireless" fays a London Daily rory of the school, and paid a 12-14) Girl with the Flaxen Hair selection. These coupona will be:

11-March... Eileen Allanah"Graphic" reviewer). Mr. Collins THE GREAT NORTHERN TELE- THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC Debussy.Counted before the bulk takes place

(Band)

Terence aged 81, is the sole survivor of the GRAPH COMPANY, LTD. Admission by invitation--cards first regime of what the world! (b) Minstrels Debussy.and the dances chosen by vote with (c) Music Box......... Lindov. be played during the etendag from Mr. Fred Fisher, hon secre know as Router's

Attached to this voting are three

tagy.

The following unclaimed telegrama a young bank: prizes for those lucky enough to

By kind permission of Lt-Colliclerk, established a pigeon

office of The: Postara lying at the forecast the correct result.

F. S. Montague Bates and officers,between

Great Northern Telegraph Company Brussels and Aix-la- Another feature of the evening

(Limited)

as patriotism. Their action be- fied their words."

Mr. Leung Tan-sheung in a short speech referred to the his-

wann balbute to the work of the headmaster.

An English play and two Chin- ese plays were preserted by the students during the afternoon, and musical items were given by Miss Aldo Leon, Mr. N. Boselho, and the Rev. Father Gonsalves..

THE PAKE WINNERS, The prize winners were:- General Proficiency: Chin Kow-Bng, Chuan Shio-chum Lam Fong-im, Leong Kwok-hing, Youn Sum-fit, Lam Ho-vin. · Li Fancyung. Lad Sgule-chun. Chan Fajal, Shak Plu-tim. Li Walkann Au Yeung Chung A. Shai, L Yuen-sing.

General Proficieney (Junior (law) Wong Wa-kwar (gold medal presented by Mr. J. S. Shuk), Shiu-kwan, Pang Chak-stang, Leong Wing-takt Li Po-cheang

Tommy.sal his mother.. "gundmother is very i Can't you goin and cheer her up?

Master Emil Danenberg.”

Master Emil Barenberg, 3-(a) Perpetual Motion

Swinstead. (b) To the Moon Swinstead.

1

-1

The founder..

e) Valke in B al. Gadari will be "The Witch of the Night" the Band of the 1/East Surreys will Chapelle, the system being later!

Master Emi Danenberg-

4-2 Plunos.

Lack.

Neapolitana (Tarantella)

Mustor Emil Danenberg and Prof. Danenberg.

DARING THEFT.

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE'S

LOSS.

مخ ورود در

HOUSE RANSACKED.

having some connection. It is be Heved, with the question of telling one's horrid past.

·

play selctions under Bandmaster S. extended Dowle.)

to

other Continental cities. Following the laying of the first, cable between-England and France, Mr. Reuter transferred. WHAT JOB KNEW. his headquarters to London and

MARVELS OF SCIENCE 'FORETOLD.

On

Walker Jackson, from Shanghai Namnetws from Shanghai Captain, De Rosa Dundas Villas

from Shanghai.

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fom Shanghai

Ying Wah, from Shanghai

NOTICES.

CO, LTD.

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the THIRTY-SEVENTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEET-

ING will be held at the Company's Offices, P and O. Building, on FRIDAY, 12th March, 1926, at. FI a.m. for the purpose of presenting the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts lo 31st December 1925, and, alecting Directors and Auditor.

The Transfer Books of the Com- pany will be closed from to March Hip Long ca Ta Tang, from to 12th March, 1926, both days

Shanghai

inclusive.

Fook Bing from Kobe

3beang Kee, 23 Bridges Street, from

Tenisinobo

Cbing Han Chen 270 Des Voeux Rd.

W. from Shanghai

Lan Pong Son from Empress of

Raaja, Opezske Radio Yick Karlo Cher Hing, from.

Shanghai

Shing Tack, 213 Queen's Road C.

from thanghai 6910, from Shanghai

Shun Cheong Long, ConnaughtRoad

from Shanghai

Yu Tai Hang from Kobe Lea Fat, from Shanghai

Nio Tai, Connaught Road, from

Shanghai

By Order of the Board of Directors, GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

Agents. Hongkong, 23rd February, 1926.

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CQ LTD. THE THIRTY SEVENTH OR

DINARY ANNUAL MEET. ING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS of the Company will be held at the Offices of the Company St. George's.. Building, Chater Road Victoria, Hongkong, on WEDNESDAY 17th March, 1925, at 11 o'clock for the forenoon for the purpose of receiv- Men reng, Wing Lock Street W. frothing a Statement of Accounts and

Amay Chuck Bin, from Shanghai

Yuen ing Lung, Telpadiasi, from

Dairen

Full particulars of this Ball, and what has to be done in connection

became a naturalised British sub- with choosing the programme-àƒ‹‚

ject: "Reuter's Telegrams" Be-Chow Kyan. 7 Ying Wah Terrace, perhaps winning a prize-are con-

gan to appear daily, and although hainedt im pamphlets; which have

for a line there was no exciting If any been given away freely.

.news, Mr. Reuter scored a reader, of this paper has not come

In a paper by Lieut.-Com-triumph in February, 1850, by one of these mander. into possession of

Victor L. Trumper, transmitting from Paris to London pamphlets, they can

be obtained which was read during his ab- the text of Napoleon III's speech at Moutrie's and Andersons, who sence in Egypt to a meeting on Austrian intrigues in Italy. Its also have the tickets and coupons of the Victoria Institute at Cen-publication in London on the day. for sale. Meanwhile, it is hopu tral Buildings, Westminster, un of its delivery was an amazing that everyone will attempt to buy.

February 25, he put forward the feat in those days. borrow or steal a mask! Biblical Knowledge: Wong Wa-

an un-theory that the Book of Job, be- kwam (Silver metal presented by

masked person is able to feel outsides being a magnificent philo- and Los Angeles will appear in the To-day's news from Wall Street A daring daylight burglary was of it. the Rev. Pr. J. F. Shymk.)

sophical poem, contains scientific London newspapers to-morrow, but Good Service: Leong Wing-tak,Percival

committed on Friday at No. 36, Most of the pleasure in a mask-statements, allusions and im- during the war between North and

Street, second Lam Mo-yin, A. Shak, Chanoccupied by Mr. A. H. Fattydad, unknown-who that has experi- when account is taken of the in 1881, Europe got its war news floor,ed ball consists in the lure of the plications which are marvellous South in America, which broke out Wing-sang. Pang Wai-hang. Law of the PW.5.

anced one of these Covent Garden state of human carming and through Mr. Reuter's agent at New Shiw-ting.

Mr. Fattydad left for his office affairs can forget his or her ex-science, at the period when the York collecting. and summarising at 9 o'clock in the morning, and an perience. Specially in Hongkongbook was written, whether that it and placing it on board the hour later his wife nisa left the is it essential to preserve one's date was 500 or 1500 BC. house accompanied by her amah anonymity

wishes to be

weekly outgoing mail steamer. About the time that people the arrival of the steamer at after securing the main door with ordinarily human!

thought the world was a flat hoche's Paint, Co. Cork, it was a Yale lock. On her return at

disc, with tunnels in the founda-transmitted by wire to London, dis- 1,000 YEARS OLD.

tions to permit the passage of the tributed to the papers and, still a few moments he came out dis-the wardrobes and trunks.

sun and stars, it was written:

more summarised, despatched to consulate. "Couldn't, mother." he

FLOURISHING VETERAN OF He stretchen out the north Paris, Berlin, Vienna, St. Peters- The lock of the main door waa said. "She seemed to get worse:" found to have been broken, while

THE BOTANIC GARDENS: over the empty space, and burg and

other Continental "What did you say, dear?" asked duplicate keys were used in opening

Beginning its life in South hangeth the earth upon nothing.capitals.

As to Job's knowledge of the rooms and some of the trunks, Africa a thousand years ago

In those days, before the Trans-Hongkong Station, 4th March, 11,80. Those which failed to respond to more than a century before the physics, it had been reserved for atlantic cable, Great Britain and the keys were forced open.

Norman Conquest and more than Torricelli, who invented the America were almost on the verga Several pieces of valuable silk five hundred years before South barometer in the 17th century, to of war. A Federal naval officer EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL clothing, were removed by the Africa was visited by Europeans demonstrate beyond doubt that had seized a British mail steamer, thieves who must have spent a con- "Kaffir Bread" plant, re-air had weight, which

was the "Trent," containing two South- siderable time in ransacking the moved from its native soil is measurable. Yet the author ofern commissioners on their way to foor: Marks of blood in a garment flourishing in the Royal Botanic job had written:

this country, and Britain became Ten God understandeth the way aflame with excitement, and anger. left behind Indicated that one Gardens, Regent's Park. of the thieves injured his hand in feet high, fifteen inches round, thereof to make the weight Lord Palmerston, the Foreign forcing open the lock of the main the trunk, and weighing 700lb, for the winds.

Secretary, despatched a Note to the plant is scientifically known Wireless, was one of the out-the Government of President by the formidable title, Erstanding achievements of science, Lincoln demanding the immediate cephalartos Altensteini

We knew that sound, electricity, release of the two commissioners and light were conveyed in un- and intimating that, in the event, dulations or waves. Where two of a refusal, the British Govern- beams of light intersected, wement would regard the seizure as had darkness at their meeting an unfriendly act. By way of point because the two sets of emphasis, 6,000 troops were sent to waves practically eliminated each Halifax, Nova Scotia. But in the other at that point.

absence of a cable the reply to

"Yerum, said Tommy, as he about 6 p.m. the floor was littered went into the sick room But in with the clothing and contents of

mother...

"Why, I naked her if she woald

like soldiers at her funerak

Trying days have come for Ad- miral Horthy, rogent of Hungary with the arrest of many official involved in the 80,000,000,000 Léand forgery not.. Bude Beat was in turmel, and Horthy is guarding. mgainst a coup by his enemies.

door.

The clothing stolen amounted to about $200, but Mrs. Fattydad was fortunate in that she had removed

her jewellery to her mother's re sidence for safe keeping shortly be foro Chinese New Year. By an- other fortunate circumstance a Bank of Canton savings book con- taining money in their child's name. was discarded as "no good."**.*

4

The estimate of 1,000 years for the age of the plant is derived by comparing the number of the leaf scars with which the ancient trunk is covered with the num ber of fronds produced each year. "The plant gets practically no moisture from outside, and de- The entry of the thieves and rives its nourishment from an their get away appear to be re-internal supply of its own an markable since there are occupants official of the gardens bold on the floor above and those below "Daily Mail reporter in the premises used as Government/ quartera.

A discussion about husbands and bridge was going on the other day In a atudio.

1 can tell without asking," said one of the actresses, "whether my husband has won or lost at bridge as soon as she comes home."

Of course all the other members of the company wanted to know

"If he has lost," was the reply, heathrows his trousers serps the

• foot of the bed, if he has won he puts them under his pillow."

a

E. JENSEN,

Superintendent

ASIA CHINA TELEGRAPH UO

Herrian President, Taft, from

Singapore Barnes Passenger: Tab Dollar, from/

Shanghai.

Jemape, from Lisbon Trollis, from Harbial

Gerald Alford care Hongkong Hotel,"

fron. Singapore

Laing Lobon, frum Manila Pagada, om. We lington

EA LIGGATT,

Superintendent -March-8;-1926

the Report of the Directors for the year ending 31st December 1925, and declaring a Dividend,

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be closed from WEDNESDAY 3) March 1926. until WEDNESDAY 17th March 1926, both days loclusive. By Drden of the Board of Directors

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO... General Manager *Hongkong, February 23, 1926.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HE

FIFTY-SEVENTH OR DINARY GENERAL KEETING of Shareholders will be held at the Offices of the undersigned on. FRIDAY, the 28th March; 1920) at Nam, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, together with a Statement of

31st December, 1925, of nineteenth century science by looking across the empty waste-of

The SILARE REGISTER and Another curious South African writing of a way for the light and waters, sentitled "Waiting for the For the information of visitors TRANEER BOOKS will be plant in the gardens is the a place for the darkness:

the following list of some at the CLOSED from the 12th to the 28th "Elephant's Foot," or Tortoise Where is the way where light Reuters, having received the highest points on the Island and March, 1920, bath days Inclusive. Plant," which, although only two dwelleth? And as for the dark-telegraphic news from the Irish mainland is publis feet high and three feet in ness, where is the place thereaft coast, was the first to convey to

Island. diameter, weighs 190 pounds. This is due to the fact that it

on a Sunday evening, the news that carries within itself, a supply of "The study of the occult sciences" Abraham Lincoln had submitted to food and water. It gets no interests ma much remarked the Britial demands..... moisture from the outside at all the new

ove to ex and is planted in sand and rock, plore the

Of the

A pathway or direction meant the Note took three weeks and in progression; place meant the interval there was great publju e quiescence. The writer of this tension."Punch published a HONGKONG HEIGHTS. Accounts for the year ended the book foreshadowed the triumphs cartoon showing the British Lion

Med Answer.!!

Panel Lord Palmerston at Downing-street.

Victoria Peak

Fest.

1828

Signal Station

1774

Mt. Parker

1794

* Mountain Lodge

The Eyrie..

1725 1726

They passed her in the park,

1805

world of her

ght Bald

taught him to

Though 800 years old, the green mysterious, Sandelve into the re Chrüb sÞAI. flowers, regularly. In Flons of the Unznowe, #10: Zathom South Africa the plant's taternal the unfathomable Bit"werg, and Car supply of food is often ped by to "-" "May I help the natives under the name of this haah, professer I

Hottentot Bread, and the water the landlady is also aqueezed from it in time woman never knew ri

the other of drought.

boarders ziled.

Peak Hotel

Mt. Davis Bowen Rd.

Mainland.

Taimoshan Kowloon "Penk

8124 1971

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO., LTD., General Managers, Hongkong Fire Insurance

Con Li Hongkong 5th March, 1926.

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